Envelop-machine.



G. 8. OT. ENVELOP MACHINE.

' APPLICAUON FILED FEB. 20. I915.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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G. S. OTEY.

ENVELOP MACHINE.

PPLICATI ON TILED FEB. 20. I915- 1 203,904. Patented Nov. 7, 916,

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G. S. OTEY. ENVELOP MACHINE. APPLICATION. FILED FEB. 20. 1915.

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tnvntonnrlenmn Be it known that Gnoncr. S. OTEY, citizen of the United States of America, resid 'ing' at Dallas, Dallas county, Teixast'have invented certain new 'an cluseful linp'rovements Envelop-Machines o'f which the follow- 5 ing is a specification,

I This invention, relates to envelop .nianufacturing machines and-more particularly isthis invention an attathme'nt for envelop machines, adaptable either as an attachment present daymanufacture or of becoming a new and original maehineg Primarily the purpose of the inventio'ngfis to produce an attachment, adapted to c'orreapplicable to any standard typef nachine .of

v late with standardtyp'e envelop manufactun where the :lol anlr'isfolcled.and -transfcn'ined.' into a perfect envelop means for admitting.

' and retained bv the t I in its downward stroke carries the patch to} is applied over. b nk mm as i s P lug-machines in applying transparent patches to the aperture which is cut or .di'ecl out-in the envelo'p' blank the'perfe'cted' envelop being of the class known as the outlook"or time-saver envelop, Further, -the purpose is to producev such an attachment or-mechahism whose function shall be "to speedily and. from amagaZine, of trans accurately deliver,

parentpatches, a single patch to a plunger avhere it 'vvill be instantly released simultaneously grasped *by the delivering agent and I plungenfWhich plunger envelop Where it aperture or winolo v oi the envelop The invent on s-de's gned'to use air suchandling- -mak1ng (l or the normal, atmosphere,

an air pressure, t

the purpose offwhich 1s to being provided,

instantly. v destroy the vacuum i'set'up one oftheelem'ents bv'thesuctionmeans; t road feature'ofthe inven-f A primarily b Jtion'is the provision of an air. or suction sure belown'ormal latmospheric pressurebeingpmaintainecl m 1t and released-at proper timing mechanism which will positively and- ,accurately handle theiverylight-iveight anti thin, transparent patch, speedily clel1ver1ng. it, on each cycle k of. operation,

to thedesired place. i

' Further; invention embodies pivoteil patch carrier which is 'formed hollow, pres- Specification of Letters Patent.

capable in itself.

' Wherein: v.

Figurel 'is. a 'rear' elevation of certainparts 'cf an envelop 1' ma hine having em-Q bodied thereon theattachmentwhich is the.

transniitti'ng agent in; the patch and .blank, the plunger livery of same to the folding box v I ting go the patch at the proper. pointv in the cycle of operation.

I Still further features of slde in the, various controlling and timing through the various operative elements.

With these and 'other objects in iew the invention has relationto certain arrange;

M PatentedNo'v'. 7,191 5 I Application filed February '20, 1915., Serial No. 91484. a

theinvention at ments'an'd cox'nbinations of parts, an ex a:rnplei of ,Whichis described in the followingspect.

tication, set out in the appended claimsanii-l lllustra'ted. in the accompanying drawings subject of this invention. Onlyjenough of the machine is illustrated toproperlyjde' ascr be the invention, those parts of the ma- 75 invention being omitted. .Fig. 2 is'a-side'elechine which are not directly 1at the vation of Fig. 1, some parts being illus- :trated in section. Fig. 3 is" detailed View of the attachment detached from; the ,Inachine proper.-' Fig.4 is a side View. of partsoi theattachment. Fig. 5 is a sectionalisideelbvation of parts. of the attachment, showing difierent.operativepositions of the parts;- 'Fig; 6 is a view of the bottom of the partic1 1.--

lar form-of plungeruseol. Fi 7 mp View of the particular form. ofenvelop trap: i I

emh'odiecl in th, -view of an o-utsp read envelop lilanltwit transparent patch-applied. thereto. Fig.9

and arou'ncl the window. Fig. 10-is a deivitw of n p s o i g the-wind w he ndfth um applied to'the fl' Ps 1.tailed'vieW' of a slotted" actuating Tog .e'inbodied in the invention.

' R ferrin now more in'particuIarvtof 'ithQ-Q drawings wherein,tl1e same reference than" actersadesignate' iclentical'qpart's, the nnmeral 1 designates themain drive shaftof samebein'e; journale in the fiYameBQP r-j any: .well known type of envelop machine; the

tions' of the upper fr'ame have been broken "away, eliminating many of the operating 1i elements andillustratifng-in connection .vyith the invention-only those elements "of the standard time envelop"inachine-Whwh'are u ""absol,,telv necessary tov properly describe and-illustrate the invention. T. bar 3 ot the frame lcarnes aria he cross supports a substantiallv large yoke 4. An

envelop plunger 5, of a particular construc-.

tion hereinafter ,more fully described, is carried on the lower extremity of a vertical hollow plunger shaft 6. Said hollow shaft is adapted to undergo a. vertical reciprocation and is confined in the bearings 7 of the frame and yoke. A cross arm 8 is fixed to the plunger shaft. Saidcross arm is provided with guides 9 adapted to reciprocate in contact upon tracks 10 formed on the member 4. A pair of links 8 are pivotally correlated with the cross arm serving to reciprocate, from a driving mechanism not shown. the plunger.

A table 11 is embodied within the frame and adapted to support various operating elements which are in no way correlated with this invention, hence they are omitted from this description and illustration. However, the folding box, that combination of elemeiits which creases and .folds the envelop, 'is here partially illustrated: and consists. of. the folding members 12 and 13 the under surface of the table.

ifrom the table 11.

which are pivoted to the table and adapted to undergo a certain movement about their pivotal point, said movement being controlled through members which are not associated with the invention and are therefore omitted. Also the trap 12 forms a part of the folding box and is pivoted to Said trap is of a particular construction as will hereinafter appear in detail. As each envelop is folded in the folding box the trap will drop or pivot down' causing the completedv envelop to be dropped in the drying rack, not

shown.

The elevator 14 which generally carries the stack of envelop blanks is mounted in a usual form of track support which depends This elevator consists of. the member 14 having integrally formed therewith vertical guides 16 which are confined in the track 15. This elevator, as understood by those conversantwith the art, is provided with means for raising and lowering it in the track. In this instance a hand wheel 17 is fixed to a shaft 18 which carries pinion 19 adapted to engage a rack 20, which is confined in the track 15. A ratchet wheel 21 and pawl 22 are provided to hold the elevator in its upper positions of the weight of its supply of envelops. -In Fig. 2 the elevator is in its lower position and carries a supply of envelop blanks. I A picker plate 23, also known in the art .as a stripper plate, is here illustrated. In

Fig. 2 said member is shown in section, ill us 'trating the several apertures through which the picker plunger or gummer descends until it is in contact with the top envelop blank, carrying same up to a conveyer mechanism 24. whereby the blank is delivered to the whether or not the machine is equipped with this attachment comprising the invention.

During the operation of the machine the elevator is. adjusted high enough for the top of the stack of blanks to be adjacent to the under surface of the stripper plate. As

the pickers descend through the apertures of the stripper plate and gum the top blank,

said blank will adhere or stick to the'gummed plcker which will immediately start on its return trip when thetop blank will be picked from the picker by the plate, which operation merely allows the blank-conveyer to pass under the blank adhering to the gunnner and carry it to the plunger.

The mechanism just described and which relates to the various movements of those elements which control the envelop blank after appear in detail, correlated with the invention, hence the description and illustration of those few parts Generally speaking, the foregoing description may be taken to apply to a machine to which the attachment can be quickly and v are fixed to the extremities of the actuating rod. Contact lugs 30 are carried by each extremity of the cross arm 8 and projected beyond the tracks 10 and lie within the vertical path of the trip members. The valve 25' is provided with an inletport 31, forair of a m osp'heric pressure and a suction port 32. A

is mounted upon the in its passage through the machine is in no way. with one exception which will herem-' substantially large pipe line 33, which for convenience. lies on the floor and extends to the machine, is connected to some suc; tion'device (not shown) such asatank which is being subjected to a continuous exhaustion of the air contained in it. lslightly smaller pipe 34 has connection with the main line and extends upward through the niachine. A flexible tubing 35 connects the suction means, with the valve 25; which valve will be later seen to accurately time, through its associated control devices. the suction through the several elements. whose function it is to handle the envelop blanks and the tran parent pat h s Ming BEST AVAILABLE oops fiiieiio'the hollow shaft amhe Proper time;

A "valve; 510 3' '1 ilerfto the fFvaIVeEQE "fi o untefifl'fiilon eke ll ammrovieed WM e. eontml arm1.; pipe or tubeQ- comneefis valve with the meinvexhejest number of hollow suction nozzles 43 carried AI isjoumakidlin a; pair of journal braekets 45 fii ieal tothe tubularjshaft serve to pr vent longitudimil movementof the shaftylimiting,

I to an :osciilatorymovement, 'as later fie mjvibed; The; mean. nozzles. are :provided er; theirjextremities" with the apertures 45?; A Whisk aie {formed a contect "face 48 bev 'eied "ob; the' f reei extra by: of athe membem,

' the plnnger alfmthep dam en d which appears-hereinafter. 'A' A tub e ohotherlflexk ixigfihe 'delicete petehesfrdm Aemagazine to seen es mst ment l 11y submetmg the pH- embed patch camel to a. partial r t mn about its inns.

e50 tqodfthzit the driving" shaft isffhe agent for cam Whih is' used Alto control theettachL meme, Gonneti-ng links '52 and "53 respecq mi"? ely have pivotal connection with theiactu 5 1 A. A A A prying the rollem; and seryeto takebe coerce ted seen ,eontee .AljainQf ver'tikiel 59 halve c'a'ni Ellis fixed fidthemain ih'iv-A' ing shaftio'fi the machine- Itfwill be under- The lowerextremitiesoffthe me A 1 the cam Links hevela'piy'v etion with the fralim and Wlfll the mils? and efimin efih e turning" am A the links and 1%. sfiring orother $651511the fihkie: to; 7

e "if; weightfii), preferably of the'.san 1e Shep fsi zgejofe patoh is laid behind", the qua $51M trap has-its upper surface finished on a 1 horizontelplane and adapted "to receive Lthe to the atmosphere. I

5'i i siproikided, opening frem'the'hoHow tpop A iieserip tiori will ow givefi 5f plunger 5 Whichii instrumentel in foldingfi n A the bl'ank aS'saidPlunger decends into theijfi 'faoee' offthe' pluhgef' and trap t6 propei'lyj 1 .contqct-.-= A humber of transverse slofisf Q- are'iotmed in the plunger and are equalgin 1 number to theeuction nozzles 43; end are-" f 'Aali r ie'd Wifih'and' lie Within the path of-rev'olut i'on of jthe oseill ipting 'nozzlese 4L3. The hollow shaft; 6 ope'nsdirectly into the hollow (plunger; the working surfac'e-ofthe plunger i-bfyend openm'g into a tubular Shaft Whih being P e e lw e eJ-P 'I HAY v r: 1

parent.- pla jaohes, holding the patches ecqesasib igtefihelpttoh carrieg exposing ajn ipdj -Avidpe1 patch to' said'carrier fupon each cycle A m w 1m shbuldbe fur her undera- .ftoo gi that. his-particular type of magazine '95 I is not -esen tial to'the proper operationeof "the ,meehine :nut is eonisly described 'e's'. an I I V I example of a-magazine' which will ppoPexjly"; I

petfform thQzPUIIiOSQfOf retaining a, quantity .of patches and delfu er.i r xg e'ls iggle oqe we 190 "patch calrrierz, A

lower extremities lottied; asflindieatjd by nu- I merel- 6 0 ;"e;mibistentiallynla gef sorewl 61 is l pa'med through the slot. and" ecrefithreedei 1:)5 Aintothe table; A. l each bax, (SQIiS-Qarried by: 1

tli uppf extremitie's' 'off the-. member's 59 andis-prov-idedkvitlh a ustingm enwhic allows-said reach-bar to be subjected @0 3, 1"0'? A ,tative adjpstment. Support n lember sl 63 are f Afixed to'the reach; bar in 2;: $1110scantial andi" rigid" manner; The i'each bp rj So-adjusted A as to allow-the free exti'emmties ofthemem H Lbers 631:0. be fined,sli aatryiiiownwa dfrom; AA

the horizontal; Members 64- AreAAAdj S AMy. s

v.Tetwined, 'throughzthe 'agehley of 1a A screw} "threaded. into a; support GBQS imiIaflyh Id by 1,. i

the reach bar. -A v(11%miti ty-of ti anspaifeni;

p h andAAwithin-the mag az'ine as illustrated and withgge tips oi the member-s64; which areredue i n size', werdlybent to barelycatlch andiretaiphthefl blanks uponithe supports A The pQiQtS of f the members 64- are delicately, adjusted jus'tf .pressed forward in engagement with the "points of members 64.

It should -be understood 'that'this machine is adapted to handle any. size and shape patch, the one here illustrated merely being an example of one shape of patch which can be easily handled by the machine. a

The position of the elevator .14 in Fig. l

- is shown 'in its lowermost position to which nisin was released by the operator which al--- ithad been lowered to be refilled with en'- velop blanks. \Vh'enthe supply of blanks becomes low or runs out the ratchet mechalowed the elevator to'descend to the position shown. Associated with the-invention is means for cutting off the suction from the system and particularly frdm the patch carrier.

A cut-off valve 7 O is provided inthe suction. line. A substantially lon depending control rod 71 is correlated with-t ie valve and lies along and adjacent tothepath of travel of the elevator 14. Trip members 72 are fixed to the member 71 and-project over and within thevertical path of travel of the elevator 14. The lower extremit of the control 'rod 71 is slidably retained y a bracket 73 which is in fact rigidly mounted on portions of theflframenot shown.

In its lowermost position as illustrated in Fig.1 the elevator has engaged the lower trip finger causing-the member 71 to undergo a downward displacement thereby closing the valve 70 and shutting ofi the suction from the valve 25 which cuts off the suction from all elements which are controlled'by the said valve. -This is 'seen' to be an auto-- matic means for stopping the suctionflo'w through the pivoted carrier; which is necessary to prevent the picking .ofi of-the patches while the machine is running and while theoperator is. placing-onthe elevator a new supply of blanks. Also'this'de'scribed element of the invention contributes to economical use of the air exhausting device as it allows the suction to ply. through the pivoted carrier and plunger only when said elements are in the actual operation of'carrying the blanks and patches. When the eleva- 3 tor is given its'upward movement and the blanks are brought adjacent to the stripper plate, as shown in Fig. 5, ready for delivery, the upper trip finger 7 2 is contacted which causes the valveto be opened.

formed in the blank and covered byv a trans The numeral d designates Figs. 8 and 9 are views of envelop blanks showing the slotted opening, or window I) parent patch 0.

' the gum around the window which-is pla cad on the! blank. before said blank reaches the plunger. \Vhen the patch is applied over the windowit adheres to the gum under the pressure of the folding devices of the fold- .ing'box.

A description will now be given of the operation of the; machine with a view ofi further explaining the principles and func. tions of the invention. Particular atten-' tion to Figs. & and 5 in connection with all the views will give the location anddisposition of 'parts during the periods of each cycle ofoperation.

The machlne M the in-4 llbe assumed in 0 )erationa Wl11Cl1 S8tS the various elements 0 YGIIUOII in motion. The position of the va' rious moving parts in Fig. lis taken as'the plunger is going up, at which time the said plunger is relieved from the patch and blank which it previously -.car-ri'ed. down. The

patch; carrier, through the-agency of the link-52, has just pickedoil, by suction, a"

patch from the magazine and is'carrying it about 1ts arc of revolution, toward the plan ger which by this time has reached its uppermost position as shown in- Fig: 5; at Y which time the patch carrier SllCiLlOIlhOZZlBS' have passed, up into the slots 58 ofthe plunger. At: this point the contact points 30 have impinged the upper trip members '29 causing the valve 25 to stop" the-suction through the tube 49-and patch-carrier which releases the blank 0 from thepatch carrier;

and the valve 3750 set as tostop the ad'- 1 plunger. Simultaneously with this release the tube 36 position-ofplunger and suction nozzles is shown in Fig. The contact lug or point a ing plungershaft, impinged the upper 'trip diverted into the hollow; plunger and closed 30, which is correlated with the reciprocate 'member '29 which controls the-valve 37 just beforethe valve 25 was actuated. This action took place'just before the suction was the valve 37 thereb stopping the admission ofyair to the p linger, 'which was ad mitted to, destroy the partial vacuum while j the plunger .wasdown', and making it possiblefor a partial vacuum to be created with v in the plunger at the instant .said plunger was at the top. It will be understood that the-plunger is now retaining a patch. Said ')lunger immediately starts downward carry- -"ing the patch. This position is illustrated by' reference character A in Fig: 5. At

mechanism 24, through its associated con-- this stage of .the operation the conve ver trol, has broughtinto position directly in i the path of the moving plunger, an envelop blank lwhich is taken down by the hollow p unger, position. B, Fig. 5. (which is'all the time having a high suction) and carried into, the telding box and against the hollow trap. Simultaneously with'reaching the trap the contact point on the end of the cross arm changes the 'setting of the valve 25 so as to divert the suction from the plunger back A ting they are subjected 65 ineht; eat-mega:

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"to the patch carrier. Prior tegtnis lest action on the part of the valve 25, the patch- C LI IieI:-W2LS traveling back toweni the magazlne; 1t reached the .magazine just ,at the -5 time'the suction was diverted from the plumger to the nozzlee tofithe carrier. This suctien threugh the ports- 47- 'causes the carrier f l e 37 was elojsed; When the contactipoint 130 which controls thevaiveil37 impinged, in 1t"s 'JDWQI'IILQSE;,,POSitiOI1,' the lcwer trip 15 members}? the-inlet valve was openecl whichu s gh 40 trated j-whi ch allow the lair to pass into the. idestroying, the partial A vacuu'mi-previoujslyetlup therein, ther'eb'yf,

' "causing" *sjaid trap to release its;- hclgil on the .Atithis time the trap; is: '45 acted'up0n'K-by 1ts; wllrfkuoWfiEf-iaontgol defrbcate the 1 A Y ports cf theftrtip,

' :finished envelop;

' "edge downwardallowixi the: envelop te 9211 i from the machine-beef;

50. velop isa precipitated lfi'b 't'he' 'trap into-the drying rack-not shewn- Afs thetrap-is de livering' its: finished enyelcpi {all parts. are

, traveling toIf-theijr originali; position' p ioi' t'0 4p the next 5 cycle of operati'og 1611-" deliyery f f in e 'jwith h p re h e apt'i t th 55 Tan'o'thermankind gawk; f 't h plun cfoldingbpx mf, A

1 A Aper n t f r getet- -preiemwy diemete f a d a v A, together; this will cause the' blagnk and patch,

't0,-c1o'se'ly adhere, un

-m0dera'te1y low speed. I tipn is-devoid of alli'such means or eppiia'nc'es v fol-performing said fimctiom air suetiunf I alone being used to pull the blank-from: the I plunger, which ailowse very tighmwtf i h .p u ra -i-a At this stage of) riolding devices '12 formedfin' an angle, a11- actuja tingiarmilfixe I p i an pa t,patchy The-fini 7"? provided ,With apertures fcalgri ed fby" said" I shaft,-a tr api PIOVided{With'jepertures-iposij t'ioned, lb'eneath the lunger and 'adaptegl .tO receive apatch} fidm a fhQllQW der theisuctib t? Whlcll genie-patch carrie f hevi g euctibn aperturee eachsuccesswe 'gelp; we we .vzir'ious meanges gumferfiiiletance; '0?

which necessitate ruxinin the maehilz at 19 "the. p e gi iw speed at preduction of envelope p er been patches.

This veneioni fir'seiit'edztsi titdifig 1 Q.1I such modifiesttipiis;snag-changes which". Y

may properly-come within the scepe eff-the" fdllowing' claims.

Claims:

' 11111-1111 i nve'l ipiihecpn ib' hecbmliiliatitm I .pass'gtgesgca ried. by" said tubular ishaift; and

pmiegt-td {with mp" P u ge f 'l'xdij r the. "free extremitiesfei said sucticn noizz1e actuating arm'gl'and ecam a afited i 3.2; In an enveldg machine, I

i'v'ot ed .pateh ea'rpile dispesedefii- 'pera'tive g jcpmi eyjefpatchtheretmsuctien. means 163011;

4.1111" an envelejb iiiachinethe s't'g Breadly stated the in entiee-emhodiee e multiplicity ofei suction meen'stfemiegtetiis .sion elementsall properly timed afifi'e iapte3 5 ito rproperl y.ha dlethe'blahk eiiveieps an 2.1111" anjtttgjchpwntfor. hvelopimachinesfmo-1- the combination of a hdlldw ereaser plunger, w axtuhuleifi $08k she-ft horizontallyiouriialed f 1 "adjacefit' to; the 'pzith. eff-travel of. isaid ci eaer plunger, afpluirajlity 'ofisuctioii ,noz "zle's" carried by said tubular "r'o'ck" shaft an 10 3 adapted {to deli yer 'xa Patbh it'f. said; plunger adaptedto convey a patch to the plunger,

and suction means communicating with the apertures in the trap, patch carrier and hollow plunger, and means for controlling the suction therein.

5. In an envelop machine, the combination of a-hollow plunger shaft, a hollow plunger provided with apertures carried by said a plunger, a rotatable tubular shaft journaled on the frame, suction nozzles provided with apertures formed in their extremities carried 'bythe tubular shaft, and a suction means connected with-the tubplar shaft and with said control valve.

7 v6. In an envelop machine, the combina- :tion ofa hollow plunger shaft, a plunger provided with apertures carried by said I shaft, a suction control ,valve communicat- ,ing with the apertures of the plunger, an inlet valve communicating with the apertures of the plunger, arotatable tubular shaft journaled on the frame, suction. noz- -zles providedwith'apertures carried by the tubular shaft, suction means connected with the tubular shaft and suction control valve, and a cam adapted to control the operation f the cross arm, a suction control valveconnected with thehollow plunger, a pivoted. patch carrier in operative relation with said plunger and adapted to deliver a patch to the plunger,v and an actuating rod adapted to control said valve and operated by one of said lugs,

8;. In an envelop machine, the combination of a hollow plunger shaft, a plunger provided with apertures carried by said shaft, a suction control valve having communication with the plunger, a hollowpivwith the suction control valve and adapted to deliver a patch to the plunger, a trap disposed beneath the plunger and-adapted to receive a patch from said plunger, ayalvehaving communication .with 'said trap, I a cam adapted to actuate said valve, a link connected with th suction control valve, :1 link connected with the second valve recited,

and a cam roller journaled in the extremities of the links. andin operative contact with the said cam.

9. In an envelop machine, the combination of a hollow plunger shaft, a plunger provided with apertures carried by! said shaft, a suction control valve commumcat' patch to. the plunger, ineans ingwith the plunger, a hollow pivoted patch carrier adapted to convey a patch'to said plunger, a hollow trap adapted to receive thepatch from the plunger, a valve connected with said trap, means provided for controlling the valves, and suction means connected with the patch carrier, plunger and trap. .shaft, a suction control valve communicating with the plunger, an air admission valve communicating with the apertures. of the 10. In, an envelop machine, the combiner bina'tion of a hollow plunger shaft, a hollowv plunger carried by said shaft, a hollow trap -d1sp osedbeneath the plunger and adapted to' receive-a patch therefrom, a tubular rock shaft journale-d on the frame, arms pro-'1 vided with suction passages carried by said rock shaft and adapted to'swing up in proximity to the plunger and deliver a v patch directlyto said plunger, suction and means for '11. In an envelop machine thecombina- I tion,'of acreaser p lunger provided with slots, :1 patch carrier provided with suction means connected with the elements recited passengers adapted to deliver a patch to I the creaser plunger, suction means connected with the patch carrier and said plunger, and v said patch carrier adapted'to pass into the slots of the plunger and deliver a patch directly from the patch carrier to the plunger and means to control" the suction therein.

12. In an attachment for envelop machines, the combination. with a frame, of, a

hollow creaser plunger journaledin said frame and adapted toreciprocate, a hollow rock shaft journaled upon the frame, a plurality of hollow patch carriers carried by said rock shaft and" adapted to convey a' provided for oscillating said patchyca rriers 1n synchrony with thereciprocating creaser plunger and means for controlling the "suction in the plunger and patch carrier.

13. In an attachment for envelop machines, the combination with, a hollow.

plunger with slots provided therein, of a tubularshaft, suction nozzles carried by oted patch carrier having communication said tubular shaft, means provided to subject the tubular shaft and suction nozzles toa regularly timed oscillatory movementplunger and suction nozzles in a. flush and even relation one to the other. i

In testimonyiwhereof, I'jaffix my signature in the presence of'two witnesses.

- GEORGE S, OTEY. IVitnesses:

W. W. BRir'AN, I, C. UNDERWOOD. 

